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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Olividae 

Ancillista muscae (Pilsbry, 1926)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Ancillaria elongata Gray, 1847
   Ancilla muscae Pilsbry, 1926

Common Name

Elongate Ancilla p.175 [{as Sandella elongata}]      Allan, J. 1950.  
Slender Ancilla p.no. 20 [{as Amalda elongata Gray 1847}]      Cotton, B.C. 1955.  

Distribution

Shark Bay, WA to north Qld {Wilson1993B}

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Western Australia

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
substrate: sand 

References

 Coleman, N. 1981. p.219 [{as Amalda elongata}]  General reference
 Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. p.104 [{as Amalda elongata Gray, 1847}]  Distribution
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.130, pl. 29, fig. 21a-b General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.108, pl. 71, figs. 7-7a [{as " Amalda elongata Gray," 1847}]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Olividae
                          Ancillinae
                            Ancillista Iredale, 1936
                              Ancillista muscae (Pilsbry, 1926)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=12486) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-04-10.